DD160832
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DD160832 is a letter from Rosemary Tonks to Delia, dated 10 July 1966, sent from Rosemary's home address, 46 Downshire Hill, to Delia at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Transcript
* Following under separate cover 46 Downshire Hill
N.W.3
Delia, Greetings!
Now, soberly, these are my thoughts.
(1) I must be careful not to promise more than I
can perform.
(2) I suggest that I give you 1 or 2 poems;
you select the one that inspires you, and you do
_the_whole_treatment_of_the_poem_yourself_; I will
merely make the recording for you.
(3) If I collaborate with you over the
orcestration of the poem then I must be named
for this on the programme. _But_, we are both strong
willed and collaboration is a dicey business.
_If_ I do collaborate, I shall ask for the last word
before undertaking the work; it is the only sensible
thing wen working on a professional basis, and a
matter of strict policy for me.
(4) Mime. September is close, and my real
work of writing presses hard on me. We need to know
whether I am any good in this capacity at least 1 month
in advance. If I am not, we can co-opt a young actor
to do it. i am prepared to have a go, with the proviso
that if I consider it too much of a strain, or am no good,
we employ a substitute.
(5) Or better, use a machine or two for the
visual side, if I am no good.
(6) I have received many criticisms of the _ghastly_
quality, the _eeriness_ of the effects we used, which
divorced our material from reality; this might be a
useful opportunity to show that electronic sound is
capable of warmth also. This is only a comment from
the General Public which I add for your interest.
I have a longish story poem, very dramatic which
* would make, say, ten - 15 mins (in Encounter) love from
Forgive direct words; write if you will Rosemary
